Thursday, February 18, 2021

WEBINAR: people-centred rural transformation

17 February 2021.
Community Engagement Days - Community engagement for empowerment: key for people-centred rural transformation? This webinar launched a series of five webinars called “Community Engagement Days” organised by the Inclusive Rural Transformation and Gender Equity Division (ESP) of FAO in collaboration with the Belgian Cooperation.

Version originale : https://fao.zoom.us/rec/play/Vb5ihZcrmERfJIsuX1Et_4BxJ2J1lJj-UWiujgwNmePsqztIUzxH73tyKdjn2mFqyTrtGauJ38FydAVl.tzm5uMYJnD3oYOkd

· Interprétation anglaise : https://we.tl/t-0N9iMLs3Ms

· Interprétation espagnole : https://we.tl/t-m5nAdiStNO

Speakers
  • Marcela Villarreal, Director, PSU
  • Maximo Torero Cullen, Chief Economist
  • H.E. Frank Carruet, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Belgium to the Rome-based United Nations Agencies (FAO, WFP, IFAD)
  • Evariste Bushabu Bopeming, Secretary General, Ministry of Agriculture, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Professor Robert Chambers, Institute of Development Studies (IDS) “Whose reality counts? Participatory approaches and people-centered development”
  • Ali Abdoulaye, Dimitra Clubs’ Expert West Africa, ESP Community engagement for endogenous development
    He illustrated how, for over 10 years, the Dimitra Clubs have been empowering rural people to champion endogenous development within their own communities in sub-Saharan Africa. In his practical intervention, Ali Abdoulaye stressed that “approaches must be flexible and not static, and especially those who benefit from these approaches, should take part in building the approach so that they can own it.
  • David Archer, Head of Participation and Public Services, ActionAid Shifting power through processes of reflection and action
    He spoke about the importance of power dynamics and how to shift them through processes of reflection and endogenous action: “The truth is that transformation and change are all about shifting power; it's all about critically analyzing and shifting power.”
  • Professor Katherine Gibson, Professor, Western Sydney University How can community-based approaches to gender equity contribute to rural transformation?
    In her inspiring speech she discussed how community-based approaches to gender equality contribute to rural transformation. Internationally known for her research on rethinking economies as sites of ethical action. She further affirmed that “gender equity is a very lofty and worthy universal goal, but it has to be grounded in the real experience and desires of people if it is to produce real change.”

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